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1890-1920 Haute Couture

Early 90swas marked by rise ofhaute couture in Paris.TheParisian designswere donned by theupper class womenwhoset tone for rest of the world.The corsets and full skirtswithhats were popularin this era. Thefashionwhich was adopted found its way throughmagazines to the worldabout what was going on and what is being worn. But with the end ofFirst World War,the attention was withdrawn from fashion.

1920-1929 Roaring 20s

With the war taking over, masculinity was mostly retained inclothing as womenworecomfortable clothes with shapeless fits, loose clothes and flattened busts.The20sare marked by“Flappers” which did notfully emerge until 1926.Flappers mostly wore short hair withshort shift dress.This style was comfortably followed by the people as it was easy to makeshift dresses at home.

1930-1940 Great Depression and World War I

In this era, movies became a media of catching up with thefashion trends.Another war was expected seeminglyclose and fashionwas taken over by more ofmilitary stylewith square shoulders.Uniforms became public wear.There waslarge scaleproduction of clothes and hence startedready-to-wear fashion.

1950s-The Postwar Era

The designers back then, after the war period was over introducedfitted jackets,slim skirts and full calf length dresses.This made sure thatwomen dressedfemininely which was well longed by them. Teenagers for the first time became a force in thefashion marketbecause of a huge influence of movies on them. Fabric likeacrylic and syntheticfound its popularity as they required less maintenance and even affordable.

1960s-Flower Power

The youth ran this era and it was undoubtedly acolorful decade. British adoptedthetrend of black leather jackets and America’sanswer was“hippie movement”.The youth inAmericaworebell bottom jeans and tie-dyed shirts.Men mostly were inspired by Beatles.

1970s-Saturday Night Fever

Fashionbecame global phenomena as now travel became easier which meant not only people travelled freely but with them, thefashion too took a tour.There was“disco dance”craze and clothes which shone under the disco lights were much preferred by people. Late seventies was taken over by the rise of‘punk’.

1980s- Material Girls

This era can be well described as dominated by‘Materialism’as thewestern economy witnessed an economic boom.People became brand conscious and use of credit cards made shopping even easier and encouraged spending. Creation of MTV revolutionized themusic industry and with it the fashion too.Musicians through their videos madestyle statementsand hence influenced thefashion too.

1990s –Minimalism

Fashionbecame morelaidback and comfortable.As contrasted to the80s styledefined withcolor pallets, 90swas more about thecolor black and neutral colors. Fashion industry bloomed the most in United States.Grunge, an alternative rock subculture spawned a style ofskuffy dressing.

2000s-Back to the future

The2000s made us realize that fashion trends are cyclical.Theold trendswhich cycled back is given afuturistic touch and carried by people.Theboot cut and flared jeans,for instance are afuturistic versionofbell bottom jeans.Thevintage clothingstill finds its place in the market. The boho and hippie look also made a comeback thanks to theTV media and the influence.